The Persian-Israeli singer Rita is now one of the most famous singers in Israel. Rita was born in Tehran in 1962 and at the age of 8 immigrated to Israel with her family.Since her childhood Rita was fascinated by the voice of legendary Persian Diva Hayedeh. Rita in various concerts has performed one of Hayedeh's songs in Persian. In the below video she sings "Gol-e Sang", a … [Read more...] about Persian-Israeli singer Rita performs Hayedeh’s “Gol-e Sangam”
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Vodka, Islam, Tsunami and a Divine Voice: HAYEDEH
Vodka, Islam, Tsunami and a Divine Voice: HAYEDEH By Afshin EllianLeiden University Law Professor Source: Dutch Weekly ELSEVIER, 11 Nov. 2010 Don’t take my hope away from meOh, God. Oh, God.Don’t break my depressed heartOh, God. Oh, God. Flown away, gone, tired, with nothingI remain without friendsMy wings are brokenWhatever happens, I let out a screamOh, … [Read more...] about Vodka, Islam, Tsunami and a Divine Voice: HAYEDEH
“A Learning Experience”; Behzad Ranjbaran’s Comment on HAYEDEH Documentary
مستند هایده را با علاقه فراوان تماشا کردم. دیدن این فیلم برای من یک تجربه آموزشی نیز بود. چرا که به دلیل سالها زندگی در خارچ از ایران، شناخت چندانی از آثار هایده نداشتم. مستند، زندگی و فعالیت‌های هایده را با بی‌طرفی بررسی می‌کند و از گزافه‌گویی‌های رایج در بین ایرانیان دوری می‌کند. رفتار هایده روی صحنه، صدای ناب و اجرای راحت او، گیرا بود. او با افراشته نگاه داشتن سر خود و … [Read more...] about “A Learning Experience”; Behzad Ranjbaran’s Comment on HAYEDEH Documentary
Hayedeh: Legendary Persian Diva (Documentary synopsis)
Since the 1979 revolution in Persia (Iran), which brought a fundamentalist religious government to power, women have not been allowed to sing in public. All Persian women singers were forced to end their careers and many of them moved abroad to sing. Hayedeh (1942-1990) was one of those who fled Iran. A Documentary by Pejman Akbarzadeh Camera: Sholeh Zahraei, Mostafa … [Read more...] about Hayedeh: Legendary Persian Diva (Documentary synopsis)
“Speaking of Hayedeh and a God Given Voice”
By Hooman Khalatbari Opera Conductor, Graz (Austria) - Source: BBC Persian Service The documentary film, "Hayedeh, Legendary Persian Diva" [“Sokhan az Hayedeh”], was among the films screened in Sweden at the 9th International Exile Film Festival. This 100-minute documentary is a film by Pejman Akbarzadeh, a 29-year-old Persian pianist and journalist residing in the … [Read more...] about “Speaking of Hayedeh and a God Given Voice”
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The documentary "Hayedeh, Legendary Persian Diva" is the first cinematic project of Pejman Akbarzadeh, pianist, music researcher and journalist in the Netherlands. Pejman Akbarzadeh was born in 1980 in Shiraz and received his first piano lessons at the age of nine from Gholam Loghmani and later from Bahram Nasrollahi. He continued his piano studies more seriously with Farman … [Read more...] about Documentary maker